NIGERIA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	275,922	10	44,124	+ 231,798
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	148,802	1	207,281	- 58,479
Coronary Heart Disease	3	117,238	7	61,374	+ 55,864
Road Traffic Accidents	4	83,342	12	41,693	+ 41,648
Stroke	5	70,760	8	57,744	+ 13,016
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	63,425	2	144,724	- 81,299
Low Birth Weight	7	55,736	6	95,959	- 40,223
Birth Trauma	8	47,010	5	100,186	- 53,176
Diabetes Mellitus	9	46,159	18	22,497	+ 23,662
Malnutrition	10	33,076	36	5,896	+ 27,180
Congenital Anomalies	11	30,608	9	49,696	- 19,088
Kidney Disease	12	30,557	20	18,189	+ 12,368
Suicide	13	28,554	30	7,019	+ 21,536
Cervical Cancer	14	27,925	25	10,574	+ 17,351
Malaria	15	27,650	4	100,963	- 73,313
Tuberculosis	16	27,596	3	127,335	- 99,740
Liver Disease	17	26,798	13	38,326	- 11,528
Violence	18	26,451	19	18,407	+ 8,043
Maternal Conditions	19	24,144	15	23,540	+ 605
Other Injuries	20	22,854	17	22,696	+ 158
Asthma	21	21,129	27	8,192	+ 12,937
Meningitis	22	18,292	11	43,651	- 25,359
Lung Disease	23	16,058	22	12,569	+ 3,490
Hypertension	24	15,817	24	10,692	+ 5,125
Inflammatory/Heart	25	14,457	42	4,826	+ 9,631
Lymphomas	26	13,248	40	5,202	+ 8,047
Drownings	27	13,194	32	6,584	+ 6,609
Breast Cancer	28	11,583	23	11,884	- 301
Oesophagus Cancer	29	11,064	64	560	+ 10,504
Fires	30	10,941	29	7,132	+ 3,809
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	10,596	31	6,786	+ 3,810
Prostate Cancer	32	8,668	35	5,914	+ 2,754
Stomach Cancer	33	7,714	50	2,129	+ 5,585
Endocrine Disorders	34	7,640	21	15,799	- 8,159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	7,566	37	5,846	+ 1,720
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	7,482	52	1,946	+ 5,536
Poisonings	37	7,112	33	6,570	+ 542
Liver Cancer	38	7,036	39	5,289	+ 1,747
Epilepsy	39	7,010	41	5,001	+ 2,008
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	6,972	43	4,152	+ 2,820
Falls	41	6,416	28	7,528	- 1,112
Pertussis	42	5,780	16	23,282	- 17,502
Lung Cancers	43	3,946	57	1,295	+ 2,650
Skin Cancers	44	3,644	53	1,933	+ 1,711
Leukemia	45	3,362	47	2,257	+ 1,105
Parkinson's Disease	46	3,115	46	2,473	+ 642
Pancreas Cancer	47	2,992	51	1,975	+ 1,017
Drug Use	48	2,934	34	6,273	- 3,339
Oral Cancer	49	2,866	48	2,238	+ 628
Uterin Cancer	50	2,512	62	679	+ 1,833
Ovary Cancer	51	2,394	49	2,133	+ 261
Skin Disease	52	2,389	56	1,468	+ 920
Schistosomiasis	53	2,375	54	1,508	+ 867
Bladder Cancer	54	1,722	63	670	+ 1,052
Syphilis	55	1,718	38	5,449	- 3,731
Encephalitis	56	1,621	59	937	+ 685
Tetanus	57	1,404	26	8,355	- 6,951
Appendicitis	58	914	60	760	+ 154
Upper Respiratory	59	898	67	259	+ 640
Hepatitis B	60	784	55	1,488	- 704
Alcohol	61	666	58	1,031	- 366
Other Neoplasms	62	513	66	290	+ 223
Measles	63	420	14	29,439	- 29,019
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	362	69	165	+ 197
War	65	360	45	3,245	- 2,885
Hepatitis C	66	197	65	304	- 107
Multiple Sclerosis	67	194	68	179	+ 15
Otitis Media	68	46	72	3	+ 42
Chlamydia	69	43	71	14	+ 30
Ascariasis	70	31	61	685	- 654
Trypanosomiasis	71	29	77	0	+ 29
Diphtheria	72	27	44	3,800	- 3,773
Dengue	73	2	73	2	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Zimbabwe

Nigeria

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.